Customs Trial Uncovers Alleged Bribery Code for Indonesian State Agencies
Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
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- A customs official's trial revealed a bribery code allegedly used to facilitate payments to various state institutions.
- The code, reportedly ranging from 1 to 9, was mentioned in a police report (BAP).
- These codes are suspected to refer to payments for agencies including the police, customs, prosecutor's office, BPK, BIN, and other state bodies.
A bribery code system, allegedly used to facilitate payments to a range of Indonesian state institutions, has been revealed during a trial involving customs officials. A witness testified that a police investigation report (BAP) detailed a series of codes, numbered 1 through 9.
These numerical codes are suspected to represent specific state bodies. The alleged recipients include the national police, the customs and excise authority, the prosecutor's office, the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), and the State Intelligence Agency (BIN), among others. The revelation suggests a potentially widespread network of corruption involving multiple government entities.
The trial aims to uncover the extent of the bribery scheme and identify those involved in facilitating and receiving illicit payments. The existence of such a coded system points to a deliberate effort to conceal corrupt activities within the bureaucracy.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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